Peter Violaris News Today

Millions of Australians could be pressed to hand over their data in exchange for access to social media, online porn or gaming, under an age verification scheme.

Australia is considering expanding the types of online services that should require age assurance, adding social media to an ongoing pilot. Reactions is mixed.

Age verification technology could be used to restrict children's access to online porn, certain games and even social media, but will "tech savvy" kids find a way around it? And what does it mean for the rest of the population?

OCR Labs Global, a world leader in digital ID verification, has announced it has gained accreditation from ACCS that its Enterprise API meets PAS 1296 for age verification services.